1_29: Ruth Sternberg
c.1940s-1950s, photograph of Ruth Sternberg holding a kitten.
Black-and-white photograph depicting Ruth Sternberg holding a black and white kitten. She is sitting on a wooden bench upon a concrete balcony of a residential building. The balcony has a metal railing. Ruth is wearing a white collared shirt with a neutral toned dress overtop. Her left hand is at the kitten's shoulder. Her right hand is across her torso to support the kitten. In the background, an additional residential building is present and a courtyard below the balcony.
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1_29: Ruth SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.29Scope and Content
c.1940s-1950s, photograph of Ruth Sternberg holding a kitten.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Photograph